US Diplomat. She was a well-known American politician and the first female secretary of state in U. S. history. She and her two sisters were born to Jewish parents, but they were raised as Roman Catholics because both of their parents converted in 1941. In 1997 she said her parents never told her or her siblings about their Jewish ancestry. She was instrumental in helping guide Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War. She played a pivotal role in President Bill Clinton's administration, originally serving as US ambassador to the United Nations before becoming the nation's top diplomat.
US Diplomat. She was a well-known American politician and the first female secretary of state in U. S. history. She and her two sisters were born to Jewish parents, but they were raised as Roman Catholics because both of their parents converted in 1941. In 1997 she said her parents never told her or her siblings about their Jewish ancestry. She was instrumental in helping guide Western foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War. She played a pivotal role in President Bill Clinton's administration, originally serving as US ambassador to the United Nations before becoming the nation's top diplomat.
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Josef Korbel
1909–1977
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Mandula Spieglová Korbel
1910–1989
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